POLITICS

December 7 will remain the statutory day for holding Presidential and Parliamentary elections across the country. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Jean Mensa confirmed same to state publisher Graphic, ending speculations of a change in date. Earlier media reports suggested the date for the general elections could be moved to …

The Constituency Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in the Assin North constituency has sent his wife packing for allegedly sleeping with the ruling New Patriotic Party’s(NPP’s) parliamentary aspirant one Mr. Amankwaa Blay. This was disclosed by a group calling itself Concerned Patriots of the New Patriotic Party in …

Persons who contested former President John Dramani Mahama in the opposition National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Presidential Primary have been advised to “form an alliance” to push for his ouster from the candidacy that would see him on the ballot paper in December 2020. Mr Mahama beat off competition from six …

Kumbungu Member of Parliament (MP), Ras Mubarak, wants President Nana Akufo-Addo quarantined when he arrives in the country from Europe. He explained that, the President might be a carrier of the deadly Coronavirus, thus, must be under a mandatory 14 days surveillance to ensure he does not import the deadly …

Former president John Dramani Mahama has chided President Nana Akufo-Addo saying he has failed Ghanaians after lofty promises during the 2016 electioneering campaign hence Ghanaians needs to vote him out in the 2020 general elections. According to him, President Akufo-Addo has failed Ghanaians and does not deserve another 4-year term. …

It is emerging that disgraced global political data-analysis firm, Cambridge Analytica had their tentacles extended in Ghana ahead of the 2016 elections. Leaked documents show that among other things, the then Mahama-led administration employed their services to gauge the NDC’s chances of winning the 2016 elections. The election documents exposed …

There is widespread criticism directed at the Speaker of Parliament following a threat to withdraw accreditation of defiant journalists. Prof. Mike Oquaye, speaking after a complaint by Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu about journalists leaving the chamber to cover a press briefing by Ellembelle MP, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah on President Akufo-Addo’s State …

Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has launched a thinly veiled attack on the Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, in a speech calling on Ghanaians to treat his work with absolute contempt. Reacting to the recent audit report that exposed prominent government officials of unduly benefiting from GETFund …

A Bench Warrant has been issued against New Patriotic Party (NPP) loyalist, Hajia Fati. The court order issued today, Wednesday, February 26, 2020, by the presiding judge of the Adjabeng Magistrate Court, Judge Isaac Addo, follows Ms Fati’s failure to appear before the court since December 4, 2019 for a …

There was a moment of discomfort for the minority in the Parliament of Ghana, following the line of argument by the majority on the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA), compelling the former to break its loud silence not to take part in the debate. The minority, which had earlier …